This week is your last chance to get your ticket to our fabulous summer show. Our talented students will take the stage next Sunday, June 21, at the Brass Monkey, located at 250 Greenbank Road. The show starts at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for a family of 5. Or, buy one of our fabulous new t-shirts and pay only $5. …
First Music ROX Fund 2015 Recipients Chosen by Stittsville’s U-Rock Music School
Two aspiring young musicians have been selected to receive this year’s Music ROX Fund from Stittsville’s U-Rock Music School. Kate Magnan, 13, and Shiane Marie Rawlings, 13, both met the selection criteria and will each receive 8 private lessons in vocals, guitar or drums during the 2015 summer lessons session. “Music is our life. My mom says I’ve been singing …
Singing contest for U-Rock singers
Attention U-Rock singers: The 2015 opening of the Carleton Place Farmer’s Market is this Saturday, May 16. Meet and hear last year’s singing contest winner, U-Rock Music School’s own Abigail Moffitt! The 2nd annual Singing Contest will be held from 9 am – 11 am every Saturday starting this weekend and continuing throughout the summer and fall. Open to all …
Artists 2 Watch!
Two U-Rock vocal students were named among “the top 12 performers to watch in Ottawa,” at Talent Nation’s A2W Showcase last night. We are so very proud & excited for both Hailey Kruse, 17, who studied with us for six years, and Abigail Moffitt, 12, who is about to start her 3rd year of voice lessons at U-Rock. Amazing accomplishment …
U-Rock on CTV’s Regional Contact
Here’s the news story about U-Rock Music School on CTV’s Regional Contact that aired last night. Our story runs at 19:47 minutes. Enjoy! Congrats to all of our student rock stars who appeared in this segment with us: Andrew Waines, Abigail Moffitt, Grace Carrie, Aidan Kratt, Sarah Culbert, Jasmine Beavis, Rebecca Hall, Sanvi Purohit, Kash Robinson, Nathalie Spittle, Parker Mason …
Ready for lessons?
Is your music-loving child is ready for lessons? Most kids are ready for music instruction somewhere between ages 5 and 7. Vocal lessons are a good place to start because kids don’t require advanced fine motor skills. Singing lessons familiarize them with musical concepts, the importance of pitch and good technique, which will serve them well if their interest in music continues. …
U-Rock on CTV Morning Live
We’re crazy proud of our school band, The Crushers, whose version of O-Town Funk aired on CTV Morning Live today. The band learned the entire song in a single band practice. We thought it was so good that we taped it and sent it to the program last night. Way to go, Crushers! The band features these talented students: Jasmine …
Got talent? U-Rock gives back through music fund
U-Rock Music School is offering free lessons this summer to two deserving children aged 7-18 years who would like to learn how to sing, play guitar, bass or drums. We feel very strongly about giving back to our community and helping more children have access to music education. So, in the spirit of paying it forward, we are starting a …
Announcing our summer programs
U-Rock has a great line-up of summer programs for kids and teens featuring flexible private lesson plans, day camps and group lessons. Read on for details, or download our flyer. HOT ROCK PAX PRIVATE LESSONS Summer schedules are soooo flexible. Buy any Hot Rock Pax and then simply choose your ideal lesson times Mondays through Thursdays from 12 pm to …
Introducing…U-Rock Royalty
What makes U-Rock different? Well, for one thing, we continue to follow and support our former students in their musical adventures well into adulthood. We’re so proud of alumni such as Hailey Kruse, Akshay Vig, Jake Brennan, Chris Blackstone and Cameron James Reed that we’ve created a new page on our site to celebrate their success. We call it U-Rock …